Sportsman&#39;s mitten



Oct. I9, 1948.

G. J. LA LONDE ET AL SPORTSMANS MITTEN Filed Aug. 24, 1945 INVENTOR. Y #l o/vo f Patented Oct. 19, 1948 UNITED STATES G'reorgeJ.'l La Londe and-"Allen.Iewe'r,` fl

' Detroit, Mich.

Application August 24, 1945seiiai elated, j`

l a claims. (c1. a-iss) This invention relates to sportsmans4 mitten, ivatlier to'providea mittenofwfa vstructural,forni" the object being to provide a mitten of anew and having theffacilitie's and funetiens"`a`sfabove outimproved structure for use of hunters, fishermen Iiried d while'ljhave used the 'terni fabric and out of doors workmen', in which there is Heretws being the'niaterial of which'the" mitten provided a slot transversely of the mitten at about '5 iS made' 1S ftdb lldts'idf thit fly desired the center of the palm, the meeting edges of the eharaete'r otmateiial maybe used. j] i slot being provided with separate metal strips 'of `Whatever the materialused,tlie*rnittenis'prof the well known zipper type metallic'ally secured v'id'e'd with' a' 1slotindicated,at in approximately together at opposite ends to provide a metal bindthefee'rfter ofthe "pelin ofthe'rnitten 2. `'hisfslot ing for the edges as well as the ends of the slot has its oppositlefdges provided with `c`binpletrien and preventing the tearing of the fabricor mate# tary zipper str ips`f3` "and Ifwhich `arelmetalli'cally Ynai wear at the bound edges of the slot. secured' tegetheriat end by the u-snapd A further object and'fea'ture of the invention In tal "riiecelV and fat theopposit'eend bya `metal is to provide a mitten with the zipper bbuiid slot ent. Theusua1`^`lide T'isnmova-ble from the and a iiap beneath the zipper on the 4 side 'of the 15 metal:j feleuient or bindert toward, the opposite slot toward the tip of the mitten and a 'alboh end oi the zipper stripsftofclose"theislot or Yinmthe the opposite side of the slot extending over'the pposite-`direction Yto operi. thje" slot."4 When'the said slot and zipper strips to protect the'harid of slotis openednobviously theffinglei's' of the user the user by preventing snow and moisture from y projeoted"`}therethrough t o grasp `an irnentering the slot andfurther to permit handling entora'gun lor, "if usedindrivinga'nauto of objects without contact thereof with theimetal mobile', to grasp "the steering f iillieeiLfilrmly"with strips. ltlfe. finge r s""ar `1`d, when notfrequired for any such These several features and objects ofthe Linv'enuse, the .strip may be closed bymovingI the slide tion 'involved in our improved mittenare hereini tofthe left toward the element 5.1, The" outer lap after more fully described and claimed and the 8 Ii1ay .t1ien be tuiriejdfthereoverto tlfeDOSit'Ql preferred form of construction` of a mitten .ein` js'ho "niriFigfljcoveriiigthe slot andlpreventing bodying our invention is shown in the 'accom-V ingress of snwand moisture tothe interior of panying drawings in Whichthefmittenlf QH, A 1

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the mittenshowing the When projected through `the" slot provided by outer flapoverlying the slot and zipper structure. the 4 ope'riefl zipper` strips, `the:fingers ofthe user Fig. 2 is arplan view of a mitten with the upper .WOUIIIEWS Die rvlellled be MSllbJ'CteCl t0 iiap and thumb portion of the mitten turned backrt'c'liirig. 'lg'herefie; vits preferred form, the ward to expose the slot and zipper strips. ten 'providedfwith an inner aswell as an Fig. Sis a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. .y fliafp.,

Fig. 4 is a view in elevation taken on line 4`4 `','IIiiswill be e"e1e`ar1yunderstodd .fr0I'nFig-- of Fig. 3. intwhich vthe, f acelof'ftl'i material. 2` in the `palm The mitten of our invention is particularly has thezipper strip 3` attahed thereto by 'means adaptable for use of hunters, fishermen orr fout p fsthefabric tgwhich said stripis secured and of doors workmen who in the winter time desire abrio is, secured at one edge to an ,inner iiap toprotect the hands from the cold and 'yet to :l0 titliedinfposition bythe sewingofanedge of readily permit the ngers'of the hands to beproth flap il) and, fabric 9] of the zipper `strip 3 `to jected through a slot provided transversely lof the ",'dy ofwtheriabrio-ofthe mittenattheupper the palm to use in operating the' trigger o'fa gun oroiiter edge or theslo't. {Ihis flap l Dextends; at or the reel of a shing rod or other like purposes 4free,edge toward the wrist 2a to beyond the where the Workman is using tools in cold `weather ,silo `and,coversthe opposed zipper strip 4. This which may be carried in the hand with the slot AZip en ,strip 4 alsqhasafabric,portion Il stitched closed but when operated or utilized requires the lto thef1f`abric ofthe-,palm-otuthe mitten and this use of the bare ingers. fabri'` portion: Il extends f over and normally In the preferred form ofl constructionA of a .coversfthe `slot and `z-ipper,-elen'ients.` Ingthisrelamitten Aembodying our invention, the mittenwmay Antiorislfi pcf the parts,5 the mittenfmay be used `in be of any desired fabric or may be provided with the rdinary manner as occasion m` y demand for leather palm or made wholly of leather, it not handling various articles, such as a gun, fishing being of importance to this invention what materod or other implement or device. In such re1arial is used in the making of the mitten, whether tionship and normal use, the slot is closed by the of knitted or woven fabric or of leather, but movement of the slide to the left from the position slot. In thus projecting the fingers, the free edge of the inner flap I0 is automatically forced outwardly through the slot thus covering the upper or outer zipper 2 which without theap would otherwise be engaged by the back of the hand'.

When the fingers are withdrawn from. the slot I to the interior of the mitten both flaps normally tend to cover the slot.

It is therefore to be realized that where the 'l user occasionally requires use ofthe fingers in the grasping or manipulation of an element, such as a fishing reel, the trigger of a, gun or other element or apparatusthemitten is worn with the slot open to enable the fingers to be readily projected through the slot for a required use and then withdrawn from the slot untilagain required-to be projected. The hands of the user are lthus at all times protected from cold except the period during which the fingersv may be projected from .p

the slot. The mitten may b evused with the slot closed for any considerable period of time in which the fingers are not required to beprojected and under such condition the zipper may be closed or may be left open as the flaps cover the slot and `by positioning the slot transversely of the palm practically centrally thereof, the zipper lies within the palm and is not detrimental or materially noticeablein grasping any object that does not require the 4use of `the fingers specifically. For instance, in the carrying of a gun to and from a huntingarea the zippers may be closed and the gun handled readily as the zipper lies in the portion of the hand that would not interfere with the movement of the fingers as a whole in grasping an object. The feature of the invention, therefore, resides in the provision of a slot transversely of the palm of "the mitten on a line lying within the palm of the hand andthe slot is normally closed by the opposed aps. The zipper 3 toward the tip of the mitten lies closely adjacent to the mitten fabric forming the outer edge of the slot and thus toa degree prevents wear ofthe fabric by frequent movement of the ngers through the slot and, when the zipper strips are in open position, the inner flap I0 covers the outer zipper strip and protects the hand of the user.

It is pointed out, however, that 'the invention is not confined to the use of an inner flap, such as the flap |0 shown, as the mitten is usable without such a nap. However the outer ilap 8 is considered essential otherwise snow and moisture might pass into the interior of the mitten 'even though the zipper strips be closed. The invention broadly, therefore, exists in the provision of the slot having the opposed zipper strips at the edges thereof and the metallic elements at the opposite ends of the vslot located transversely and substantially centrally of the palm of the hand of the user so that in gripping an object the zipper strips do i not interfere with the handling of the object by the hand covered by the mitten.

It is further pointed out that the outer nap 8 is of considerable Width on a line longitudinally of the palm and is preferably rounded at the ends and preferably is an integral part of the portion of the mitt towards the wrist. The flap, due to its not being secured at its ends to the mitten fabric, is thus readily 'turned either to cover or uncover the zipper strips; i I

From the foregoing description it is believed evident that the various objects and novel features of the invention are attained by the structural arrangement of parts as described and that various changesmay be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described our invention, its utility and mode of construction, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United -States is:

l. A mitten having a front and a back of suitable .material attached. together at peripheral edges, said front having a transverse opening a substantially centrally of the palm providing edge portions inthe same plane, a zipper strip on each edge of the openingmetallically secured together at the opposite ends, a slide for opening or closing the zipper strips, rvand a flap on each side of said opening normally overlying the said opening and zipper strips.

2. A mitten having a front and a back attached together, the front .being in two parts providing a transverse opening substantially centrally of the palm and. providing oppositely extending flap portionscovering the opening, a zipper strip at the base of each of the opposed faces of the aps and normally lyingf in parallel relation, and a. slide movable across the zipper strips to open or close the same.

3. A mitten havinga front and a back attached together, the front being in two parts each having a ap portion, said nap portions being in overlapping relationship and each unattached at its opposite ends to the back, a zipper strip on the outer face of the inner flap, and a complementary zipper strip on the inner face of the outer flap, the two strips normally lying in edge to edge relation in the same plane, and a slide for opening or closing the zipperstrips.

GEORGE J. LA LONDE. ALLEN JEWER.

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